Green Beans With Onion And Tomato
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Onions
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     3/4         pound  fresh green or yellow beans -- ends snipped
     1/2           cup  onion -- chopped
  1              clove  garlic -- minced
  1         tablespoon  olive oil or butter
  1                     roma tomato -- peeled, seeded &
                        -- chopped
                        (use canned tomato in winter)
  1         tablespoon  fresh basil -- minced
  1              pinch  sugar
                        salt and white pepper
 

Preparation:

Parboil the beans in salted water until tender but not limp. Plunge into cold water to stop the cooking and drain. Set aside. In a small saucepan, cook the onion and garlic in the olive oil or butter over medium heat until soft and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add tomato, bail and a pinch of sugar. Cook, stirring often, until tomato softens and most of the liquid has evaporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper. About 5 minutes before serving, combine the beans and tomato mixture in a saucepan and reheat.

 

Nutritional Information:

16 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (7% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 4mg Sodium